My Garden

This is the lower deck with stairs to the upper deck. My garden has been a challenge to GT and 'the boyz'. I have everything in containers this summer. Last week when I was in Edmonton, they watered too much on the same day and then forgot for two. This week while we were away at the lake, I left instructions to water everything on the upper deck - they didn't water anything . I said 'only the tomatoes and sunflowers on the lower deck'; everythig else was watered. Almost everything survived.

Our new boyz!

We now have two men boarders staying with us until they find some housing/rental. Faizal, from Malayasia, is 48, married and has two daughters 19 & 21, and Anwar is from Bangladesh, 29, married with a 3 yr old and new baby due in December.
Like much of Canada, skilled labour is needed in BC. Our son-in-law manages a boat manufacturing factory and has finally got permission to import five fibreglass workers that he worked with in Malayasia in 1999/2000. Once all five get here, they will live together, but rentals are hard to find. For now, one sleeps in the downstairs spare bedroom and one in my sewing rooom (who would have thought??) so that we could keep the upstairs bedroom for company.

Faizal had his wife send a beautiful batik dress as a gift to me. It's one size fits all and quite big. When I tried it on Faizal said it was too short and that I was a big woman - making it sound like a complement. My daughter explained that in their culture being big is a sign of prosperity!! Well, not so with us. We just eat too much.

'The boyz' find it very cool in the mornings, especially at 6 am when they are getting ready to go to work. Anwar celebrated his 29 birthday on July 30. Another cultural adventure for us.

Our little clown

Not sure why but Jase loves to perform with a spoon in his mouth-even if it s wooden one!

Jase on the move.

This was Jase today on the stairs. He squeals with delight when he thinks no one can catch him - knows he shouldn't be on the stairs. He has 4 upper teeth and 2 lower and chatters especially to Jagger and his mom & Dad.

Gone Fishing

View of Wood Lake on left and kalamalka on right from above. Mike boated everything across the lake . Rita was Gord's fishing guide.

Oyama Lake is only 20 km from our front door high up in the hills east and north of us. While the temp was in the mid 20's all week and sunny in the Okanagan, we felt a definite chill all day long at the lake. GT caught 3 fish so he came home happy - I was happy to be home and warm.